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Taco Sweet Potato Recipe

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Made with baked sweet potatoes, black beans, tomatillo salsa, avocado, Greek yogurt, and feta cheese, this taco sweet potato recipe makes an easy weeknight meal!

Ingredients

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Sweet potatoes:

2 sweet potatoes, washed and dried
2 teaspoons olive oil
Coarse sea salt, for sprinkling

Black beans:

2 teaspoons olive oil
250 grams canned black beans, not drained (1 cup)
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely minced
1/2 teaspoon mild chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Assembly:

45 grams feta cheese, crumbled (1/3 cup)
1/2 avocado, diced
60 grams sour cream or plain Greek yogurt (1/4 cup)
90 grams tomatillo salsa (1/3 cup)
Chopped coriander/cilantro, to garnish
Chili flakes, for sprinkling (optional)
Lime wedges, for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425° F / 220° C.

With your fingertips, rub the sweet potatoes with olive oil. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Wrap in foil.

A sheet of foil with a sweet potato sprinkled in sea salt

Sweet potatoes wrapped in foil

Place foil-wrapped potatoes on a quarter sheet baking tray. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or or until fork-tender.

Foil-wrapped sweet potatoes on a small tray

When sweet potatoes are almost done, prepare the black beans.

Black beans:

Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the minced garlic for 1-2 minutes.

Garlic and olive oil in a frying pan

Stir in the black beans and their liquid, along with the spices. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until thickened.

Black beans and spices in frying pan

Black beans in frying pan

Transfer to a bowl.

Assembly:

Unwrap the sweet potatoes. (Be careful, they’re hot!)

Baked sweet potato

Transfer to a separate serving plate or bowl. With a sharp knife, slice each potato lengthwise.

Sliced baked sweet potato on a white plate

Top with the black beans, salsa, feta cheese, avocado, and sour cream, dividing the toppings evenly between the two potatoes. Garnish with coriander and chili flakes. Serve with lime wedges on the side.

Vegetarian taco sweet potato

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